good morning. welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. our headlines today: president trump invites putin to the white house for talks. the controversial move takes even his intelligence chief by surprise. . yes. that's going to be special. theresa may will call on the european union to evolve its position on brexit, as she rejects its plans for the irish border. we are still not recycling 40% of the plastic bottles that we use, so lam the plastic bottles that we use, so iamata the plastic bottles that we use, so i am at a factory that makes beds out of bottles this morning to see what more businesses and consumers can do. the second round of the open golf is about to begin at carnoustie. northern ireland's rory mcilroy is well—placed, just three shots behind the leader. rain at carnoustie and a few other

spots, but will you be at one of the locations that stays dry? more details later on breakfast. and we'll talk to sir david attenborough after 8am about his love of butterflies. donald trump has invited russia's leader, vladimir putin, to visit the united states in the autumn. the american president's press secretary has tweeted that discussions for the trip are already underway, just days after their helsinki summit sparked controversy. the bombshell announcement also came as a surprise to his security chief, as chris buckler reports. america's intelligence agencies have never wavered in their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald trump's own view has been a little harder to pin down. he said he misspoke when he appeared to back vladimir putin's denials over the word of his own intelligence chiefs, but it is clear that he still wants

a relationship with russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia, is a positive, not a negative. but his recent actions have unnerved donald trump's political friends and foes in washington. the senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing putin's proposal for russia to question us officials, after president trump briefly appeared to consider it. the white house press secretary revealed on twitter that president trump has already asked his national security adviser to invite president putin to washington, and those discussions are ongoing. however, that came as something of a surprise to america's own director of national intelligence. that's gonna be special. laughter.

questions remain about what donald trump and vladimir putin talked about in helsinki, particularly during their closed—door private meeting. and democrats say, until they get clarity on that, there should be no further one—on—one sessions between the presidents, in washington or anywhere else. the prime minister will today set out her commitment to ensuring there will be no hard border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk after brexit. in her speech in belfast, theresa may will confirm her rejection of the eu's so—called backstop proposal, which it is claimed would breach the principles of the good friday agreement. let's speak now to our political correspondent chris mason. good morning to you, chris. amongst all the brexit issues, the one around this border is possibly the trickiest of all. good morning, it is the trickiest of all and it is the one thatjust doesn't go away. and that is because neither side, the eu and the uk, can arrive upon a solution that both agree upon. the prime minister is in northern

ireland, she was there yesterday and is there today, and she will speak in belfast later. she will say the eu has to evolve its thinking on the eu has to evolve its thinking on the eu negotiations, which is a polite way of saying they need to move, because their solution on the irish border, when there is an agreement on both sides the border has to be open, the eu says that if all else fails, northern ireland has to stay in the customs arrangement with the eu, but the rest of the uk would leave it. it is the language which would draw a border in the irish sea, and theresa may will say that is unpalatable to her, she couldn't wear it as a british prime minister and she doesn't think any british prime minister could wear it. at what else is the solution if there is in some sort of deal that accommodates the views of both sides? michel barnier, the chief negotiator on brexit for the eu, said yesterday they had to be a watertight, all—weather solution if all else fails, and they see that solution as the solution. so no

solution as the solution. so no solution overall, as yet, but theresa may trying to reassure people in northern ireland that she will make sure that nothing changes. a dangerous complacency in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. mps have criticised the director of public prosecutions over failings in the disclosure of evidence in rape and serious sexual assault cases. a number of rape trials collapsed last year after it emerged vital evidence had not been given to defence lawyers. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. in every criminal trial, the prosecution must disclose any evidence gathered which either helps the defence case all weakens its own. if that fails, innocent people

can go to jail, and for years, there have been problems. last december, the rape case against liam allen collapsed when text messages were disclosed which proved his alleged victim had pestered him for casual sex. it was the first in a series of collapsed trials. that led to reviews by the police and crown prosecution service, and the national disclosure improvement plan. and now, a damning report from the justice committee. plan. and now, a damning report from thejustice committee. it criticises thejustice committee. it criticises the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, for failing to recognise the extent and seriousness of long—term disclosure failings. there's no doubt, in some cases, miscarriages of justice there's no doubt, in some cases, miscarriages ofjustice have occurred. people have gone to prison when they shouldn't have done. we we re very when they shouldn't have done. we were very alarmed at the evidence we had from the outgoing dpp that suggested to us the extent of the problem was not being fully picked up. cps data may have underestimated

the number of cases stopped with disclosure errors by around 90%. the report welcomes a national improvement plan announced in january, but says disclosure must be seen january, but says disclosure must be seen as a core january, but says disclosure must be seen as a core justice duty, and january, but says disclosure must be seen as a corejustice duty, and not an administrative hat on. alison saunders says there is an unprecedented focus on finding solutions, and the cps will carefully consider the report —— add—on. at least eight people have drowned and others are still missing after a tourist duck boat capsized on a lake in the us state of missouri. the amphibious boat, which is designed for both land and water use, capsized and sank in stormy weather. 30 people including some children were on board. the local sheriff confirmed eight people had drowned and divers were searching for more victims. the number of recorded offences for stalking has trebled in england and wales in the past four years. that is according to new figures by the home office. last year there were more than 10,000 recorded offences, the highest figure since a new law on stalking was introduced in 2012.

police say the rise shows they are doing a betterjob at reporting stalking. but, as ali fortescue reports, the rate of prosecutions has fallen to a four—year low. well done. you might not be able to see anna's scars, but being stalked has left a mark. the mum—of—four from york left her ex—partner five years ago, but, soon after, the cycle of abuse began. it wasn'tjust, you know, text and things like that, there was so many he was coming in on. you feel absolutely weak, torn, and it mentally destroys you, that you think i can't do this today. and anna, of course, isn't alone. the number of recorded stalking offences has trebled in england and wales in four years, from nearly 3,000 recorded offences to more than 10,000. that is the highest figure since a new stalking law was introduced in 2012.

last summer, the police watchdog found that forces up and down the country weren't doing enough to tackle stalking, but police say that the figures today show that they have upped their game, and that they're recording more crimes. i think the're still underreporting in relation to these crime types. that's why we're absolutely committed to making sure that the police service response to what are difficult crimes to investigate is as good as it can be, working with other agencies. but, whilst the reported rates are going up, prosecution rates have fallen. the cps say this is amongst the most challenging offences that they deal with. hearing for 20 years, you know, that when murders are reviewed, the police will say we'll learn these lessons and make the right changes, but i'm not seeing that with the leadership. charities want the police to take stalking more seriously. but, for now, anna's life and so many others like hers remain on pause. the youngest spitfire pilot to fly

in the battle of britain has died. he wasjust 18 when in the battle of britain has died. he was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939 and died in his home in cornwall on wednesday evening, page 96. he served with 92 squadron, and his first mission is included dogfights above london and the home counties for which the battle became known. caring for a newborn is always a challenge, especially when that newborn is a premature penguin. variant is. —— there it is. this is rainbow the humboldt penguin. keepers at london zoo found her inside a cracked egg that had been stepped on by a clumsy parent. vets didn't think she would survive. but now, with the help of a heat lamp, a cuddly toy surrogate and three daily servings of raw fish milkshake, she is strong enough to rejoin her brothers and sisters in the penguin nursery. those are the main story this morning. do you have a penguin anecdote for us, mike? no, one of

the funniest moments, when you realise you are more grown—up than your mum was when mum was asking why there were no penguins flying over london zoo. she thought they could fly. she is a bushell, which explains it. they are expecting some rain today at carnoustie, which should make it less like the serengeti. rory mcilroy going really well. could it bea mcilroy going really well. could it be a repeat? he wanted in 2014. there is a real hope that a brit or someone there is a real hope that a brit or someone from the uk could snatch it away from the americans, because they have been dominating. and there is another brett. —— brit. he doesn't wear a waistcoat, but has other similarities. in the next 20 minutes, play will get underway at carnoustie for the second round of the open championship.

the american kevin kisner is top of the leaderboard but northern ireland's rory mcilroy is just three shots behind. rain, though, is expected on the course this morning. and matthew southgate also going well. another stunning stage win for geraint thomas at the tour de france, to earn himself another day in the leader's yellowjersey. the welshman extends his lead over chris froome to one minute 39 seconds. liverpool have completed the signing of brazil's goalkeeper alisson from roma. in a deal that is said to be worth nearly £67 million, he becomes the world's most expensive goalkeeper. and hibernian are through to the second round of europa league qualifying, after coming from behind in a crazy ten—goal second leg against runavik, of the faroe islands. you wouldn't bet against a certain matthew southgate, would you, given the year mr southgate has had. shall we show you kemlin? this is in

anglesey. beautiful, beautiful place, one of the wildlife trust star reserves, regarded as the jewel in the crown of its area of outstanding natural beauty, and i don't think this morning we could argue with that definition. don't think this morning we could argue with that definitionm don't think this morning we could argue with that definition. it is absolutely stunning. matt is out and about for us this morning. that is another shot, where is that? the london wetland centre, where we will be later today. it is looking rather dramatic, matt. certainly is. lovely start to the day. we are here this morning before the start of the big butterfly count, in which we are encouraged to spend 15 minutes in the garden to take part in the biggest uk butterfly survey. there are concerns this year we could have are concerns this year we could have a bumperyearas faras

are concerns this year we could have a bumper year as far as the numbers are concerned thanks to the ideal conditions at the end of winter, the start of spring, but the lack of rainfall through the part of summer could be at risk of making the butterfly numbers drop, so they need your help and it is a great way to spend time with family, and a little calm time—out in the garden. we will have more on that throughout the morning. beautiful surroundings at the london wetland centre. it is dried but it could change and for some at last there is some rain in the forecast. let's look at the forecast today. not only do we have the chance of rain across parts of the chance of rain across parts of the uk, in the south—east corner we could see intense thunderstorms as well. so far this morning we have heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland, continuing through the morning rush—hour. the rent and fragmenting as it moves into northern england and west wales. at the same time that the sunshine through much of the day in england,

the cloud will bubble up and in the south—east corner we could see some isolated and intense thunderstorms this afternoon. temperature are a little bit down on what they were. still in the mid—20s in the south and east. into northern england, we will see outbreaks of rain in the afternoon. welcome for the garden at the moment and the wrangle ease off in scotland and northern ireland. it will be damp and drizzly for some. —— the rain will ease. a fresh daily temperatures around 16 to 18 degrees. the fresh air will slowly push further south tonight. it will bea push further south tonight. it will be a slow process because the wind is so light across the country. as we go into the evening, watch the south—eastern corner of england, this is where we can see the storm is turning more intense for a time. then the rain pushing in from the west will start to ease off tonight. many places will become dry. it will be quite mild and buggy in the south with temperatures in the team. —— muggy. for some it is the start of

the summer holidays in england and wales. quite cloudy in places. sunny spells breaking through. and the chance of one or two showers in southern counties of england. if you miss out on the rain today as more chance of a shower tomorrow. temperature is starting to creep up once again into the low 20s across scotla nd once again into the low 20s across scotland and northern ireland. warm still on sunday, we bring scotland across northern ireland and england with an isolated shower. the vast majority have dry weather on sunday. sunniest conditions in the south and the east. note the temperatures around 30 degrees once again. it is getting hot to take us to the end of the weekend and next week. and by this stage parts of eastern scotland could be into the mid—20s. a little bit of rain to come. some of you will welcome it. not for all of us. and then we're back to some dry, sunny and increasingly hot weather i will bet back here later. for now,

it is back to charlie and naga. will bet back here later. for now, it is back to charlie and nagam was nice to see it was so green at carnoustie yesterday. and the roses are absolutely thriving. talking about the lack of rain. apparently we send weeks without rain. don't even need to water them. don't need to water them? the head gardener is saying, this is at, where are we, rose more in torrington, in devon, they say you just don't need to water them and they thrive in those conditions. are you a very good gardener, charlie? i am reading those words. i will believe you, charlie. i knew that cactus could survive without water, but not roses. i think we all knew that. yes. are we going to look at the papers? 0k, yes. are we going to look at the papers? ok, the front of the daily telegraph, jail is not working, warns david gauke, saying rather than using it as a tool of

punishment and retribution, according to thejustice secretary. and a documentary about the most recognisable british fighter plane, spitfire, it was reviewed by the telegraph, and just a glorious picture, really. the front of the times, old school, fair to say, golf outfits on display at the open? and the main story, theresa may is in northern ireland talking about the border with regards to brexit, the times suggesting that there will be weekly updates on no deal planning, according to the times. reflected on the front of the sun as well, the irish pm has said that you can't have your cake and eat it, a p pa re ntly have your cake and eat it, apparently this is what he was reported saying after a cabinet meeting, this is with theresa may, saying that you can't take back our waters, about the potential border

between the landmass in northern ireland and ireland and the uk, the rest of england and scotland. mike, what have you got? anyone who has worked in a restaurant or a bar, what is the most you are tipped? ten quid. yes, i got five. you never know who you are going to serve, do you? at a greek restaurant on holiday, cristiano ronaldo left and £18,000 tip and there were ten of them admittedly. he is rather happy because he got a job atjuventus. how do you live and £80,000 tip? he went afterwards and left it on the account. that is a good day. he said make sure the waitress or the waiter gets this. pretty good. and sometimes i don't think we appreciate what the tour de france riders go through. geraint thomas is king of the mountain, which is rare foran king of the mountain, which is rare for an brit and he is saying you are cycling eight kilometres up a steep

hill, completely exhausted, flat on your back, and you go through a tunnel of people spitting and shouting abuse for eight kilometres, with the bike wobbling, people in your face. why would people do that? you can't police the course. why would people do that? periodically they have trouble with that because of the close proximity. they have had dogs in the past. is it like the rival football team mentality? you know when they shout abuse? rival football team mentality? you know when they shout abuse ?|j rival football team mentality? you know when they shout abuse? i think it isa know when they shout abuse? i think it is a bit of that, especially with team sky, it is a real problem. and good story, this one, a reunited with pets stories, this is nicola phillips, cockerspaniel went missing five years ago, as you can see, and was discovered after a lot of... she never gave up hope of finding her dog. and then five years ona finding her dog. and then five years on a dog was found wandering 140 miles away and there was no

mistaking this dog and it was her dog. and the little graph that you can see, it is a great long journey. this is bath and north london. and they have no idea how he went missing? it is a lovely story. 0riginally she thinks it was stolen and thenjust 0riginally she thinks it was stolen and then just ended up 0riginally she thinks it was stolen and thenjust ended up in the 0riginally she thinks it was stolen and then just ended up in the wild. i love those stories. i had a neighbour who thought they have lost their hamster for good. it was gone for weeks. they found it nesting in the carengine for weeks. they found it nesting in the car engine still alive, nesting for weeks. that makes sense. the car was moving? yes at mac that doesn't make sense of. a very hot hamster! 6:21am is the time now. at —— at least one in five of britain's wildlife species is now at the risk of extinction, including

woodland favourites like red squirrels and wildcats. now a team of experts, headed by tv presenter and conservationist chris packham, have launched a campaign to save the nation's mammals. breakfast‘s john maguire is with some of them in anglesey. we we re we were lucky and enough to get a lovely birds eye view of where you are this morning. it is so beautiful. morning. morning. it really is. and the birds we are talking in particular here are terms. i don't know if you can hear them, listen to this. certainly to my ear they are almost deafening —— terns. they are flying in a huge colony and it makes this place a real hotspot for twitchers and for all fans of wildlife. the power station just all fans of wildlife. the power stationjust behind us. the people who know this neck of the woods will know all about it. volunteers from the wildlife trust here. chris, good morning. we are going to talk about these moths. initially why is this place so special? really important for the terns, really important to

see the terns and the seabirds, the biggest colony in wales, one of the most important sites in the uk as well, to be at sea terns like this. yes, and what volunteers are doing is they have had these moth traps out and about tonight. just give us a description of them. i guess i can figure it out. it has a lightbulb. tell us how it works. basically we try to set up the traps twice a week, set them up in the garden or in the field remotely. and the lightbulb attracts the moths in and we set it up at night and get up early in the morning and empty out the trap. tell us, where is steve, tell us what we are seeing here. this is spectacular. this is really common and as all moths really are, becoming quite scarce. this one on my hand is a hawk moth. there are

2500 species in britain. kim had with the butterfly species, you can see how interesting it is. we have trapped about a species. —— compare that with the butterfly species. and this is the garden tiger moth. and why are they important to the ecosystem, moths? sir david attenborough will talk to us about butterflies, as we say, but perhaps they are not as well loved as butterflies? they are at the bottom of the food chain. so many different creatures feed on this. they are a good indication of biodiversity. and because so many different environments are suffering through a lack of that, the moths will indicate how healthy the environment is. all right, lovely. tim, come and chat to us once again and we can ta ke chat to us once again and we can take in the incredible scenery here on the anglesey coast. again, what sort of species, chris packham coming later this morning, doing this bio blitz, and you obviously

have a good idea of what is here. what else is here that makes this place so special? we obviously have the tern colony and the biodiversity of birds here special as well with 60- 70 of birds here special as well with 60— 70 species day, and with the migrants passing through as well, 10- 20 migrants passing through as well, 10— 20 can change on a daily basis. we do to fly and moth traps as well and we also have a marine team coming in to do rock pooling as well, the tidal range is right height, so there are a lot of things on the coastline that we should see today, and there are lots of mammals around, foxes and otters and things s0 around, foxes and otters and things so we around, foxes and otters and things so we will try to do the small mammals and things as well —— quite high. and there are seals and porpoises out in the water as well. and probably quicker to list what we haven't got as well. and we will speak with chris packham later on. he is calling this a bio blitz, travelling across the uk, going to different wildlife sites to talk to the volunteers, trying to get as

many people involved, a real citizen science project, to get an idea, and line in the sand, in the shingle, if you like, to find out what the situation is at the moment, gives them a baseline to find out what's happening to different species in the years to come. and of course then to figure out how to best try to them. back to you guys. thank you very much. we could hear those terns and when you held up the microphone, it was rather remarkable. i had never heard anything like it, other than in the film. thank you very much. deafening standing here. did you just say that they did a turn? sort of, yeah. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: we'll be looking back at the world's most popular compilation album, as it releases it's 100th edition today. now that's what we call a milestone. 0h, you've made my morning, saying

that. you've made my morning. we will look back at the archives, reminiscing. 0h, will look back at the archives, reminiscing. oh, it isjoyful. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. see you soon. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. new figures show the number of stalking offences has risen by 63% in london in the past four years. last year there were over a thousand recorded. that's the highest figure since a new law was introduced in 2012. one man who runs a business in croydon has told the bbc how he's been stalked for eight years by a customer he met once. he would do a lot of abuse on facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, i am a rapist. facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, iam a rapist. it facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, i am a rapist. it is com pletely paedophile, i am a rapist. it is completely or less. it wears you down. —— completely relentless. it makes you upset. i have contemplated suicide in the past because of this

quy- gatwick airport says the main runway has reopened after it was closed to allow an emergency landing just after midnight. some flights were diverted with a runway closed for several hours. all passengers left the flight from naples safely following the landing and the airport said it is all running as normal. buckingham palace opens to the public this weekend. this year the centrepiece of the summer opening is the prince and patron exhibition, a personal take on art by the prince of wales, who's selected more than 100 works to mark his 70th birthday. it includes never before seen sketches of his sons william and harry, shown alongside works created by young artists from the charities he has founded. and at 6:30pm tonight we have a special programme live from buckingham palace ahead of its summer opening. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the dlr, otherwise it is a good service. on the roads, one lane is closed southbound on the m1 because of an

accident, long delays into london. the m11 is closed northbound between junction 8 and ten for resurfacing. finally, commercial road is closed with disruption. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. it is a rather warm start to the day. there will be some early sunshine around particular for northern areas and the humidity levels will once more begin to rise. but more importantly today is the chance for some of us to see some wet weather in the form of thunderstorms spreading in from the south with a met office weather warning out for them. they could be heavy, thundery, quite slow—moving. a lot of rain falling in a short space of down. with the ground so dry it will be a lot of surface water around into this evening rush hour. the thunderstorms would be everywhere. many of us will be dry all day. certainly it isn't dry morning. —— it is a dry morning. the showers were with see them heavy and thundery. more likely in western parts of the capital. not to rule

them out in the east. top temperatures of 24— 25. the humidity will be building. the showers are likely to rumble on through the evening, becoming fairly isolated. fading away overnight to leave us with a dry start to the day tomorrow. a warm one, 15— 16 will be the low. temperatures will rise over the low. temperatures will rise over the weekend. the small chart of one 01’ the weekend. the small chart of one or two showers on saturday. more sunshine, staying dry on sunday with 30 degrees. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: we have got the ultimate travel survival tips, if you're one of the thousands of families setting off on your holidays this weekend. sir david attenborough will be joining us live to tell us why we should all be getting involved in the big butterfly count.

and, if dogs and cats are more your thing, we've gotjust the man. the supervet will be here to talk about the unconditional love between humans and their pets. donald trump has invited russia's leader, vladimir putin, to visit the united states in the autumn. the american president's press secretary has tweeted that discussions for the trip have already started, just days after their helsinki summit sparked controversy. the bombshell announcement also came as a surprise to his security chief. ido want i do want to say we have some breaking news, the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? you...

vladimir putin coming to... did i hear that? yes, yes. 0k. that's going to be special. the prime minister will today set out her commitment to ensuring there will be no hard border between northern ireland and the rest of the uk after brexit. theresa may will use her speech in belfast to reject the eu's so—called backstop proposal, which could see the introduction of a hard border, a move the she claims would be in breach of the good friday agreement. a dangerous complacency in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has been criticised by a group of mps over failings in the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases.

that is according to a report out today from the justice select committee. it comes after a number of rape and sexual assault cases collapsed last year because vital evidence was not given to defence lawyers. ms saunders said the cps will consider the report's findings. at least 11 people have drowned and others are still missing after a tourist duck boat capsized on a lake in the us state of missouri. the amphibious boat, which is designed for both land and water use, capsized and sank in stormy weather. 30 people including some children were on board. local authorities confirmed 11 people had drowned and divers were searching for more victims. gatwick airport says the main runway has reopened after it was closed to allow an emergency landing just after midnight. some flights were diverted

with a runway closed for several hours. all passengers left the flight from naples safely following the landing and the airport said it is all running as normal. the british airways airbus from naples landed shortly after midnight after reporting a technical fault. nobody was injured and all the passengers left the plane safely. a handful of flights were diverted. british airways said its engineers were conducting a full check of the aircraft. the number of recorded offences for stalking has trebled in england and wales in the past four years. that is according to new figures by the home office. last year there were over 10,000 recorded offences alone. that is the highest figure since a new law on stalking was introduced in 2012. police say the rise shows they are doing a betterjob at reporting stalking, but the rate of prosecutions has fallen to a four—year low. the youngest spitfire pilot to fly in the battle of britain during world war ii has died. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening, aged 96. he served with 92 squadron and his first missions included the dogfights above london and the home counties, for which the battle became known. now to the golf. the excitement is

building. we don't have to wait much longer. did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday?” longer. did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday? i did, and such surreal conditions. i can't remember being that hot in this country, let alone in scotland. and by the sea as well, absolutely stunning. it is a really unusual sport to follow, it is a really unique sport to go to the open, if you have ever been. whereas when chris froome was talking about how spectators are really rude, when you are ata spectators are really rude, when you are at a major golf tournament, whenever anyone takes a shot, the people around put the banners up for quiet, and everyone is absolutely respectful of them taking a shot. it isa respectful of them taking a shot. it is a really odd atmosphere. and then there is a sudden release of emotions. and then they go again, which makes it special. and you are following the players around the

whole time, living the journey with them, which is exciting. it was really exciting following rory mcilroy yesterday. he wasn't saying it is going to be too fast, don't hit long, but he was going for it. the second round of the open golf is just getting under way at carnoustie, scottish amateur sam locke in the opening group. some very different conditions expected today after yesterdays warm dry weather. they had a big effect on the course, as you can see from the colour of the grass, but rain is expected on day two. northern ireland's rory mcilroy will be hoping to build on his round of two—under. that left him just three shots off the lead, which was held overnight by the american kevin kisner. but an ominous sight for everyone was that of tiger woods, who looked in good form. he finished the day on level par. even if you play aggressive round here, you might make more bogies then playing safe, but you're

definitely going to make more birdies, as well. you're going to get closer to the green, you're going to give yourself more birdies looks. it wasn't pretty off the tee, but i took advantage of some good bouncers, taking 69 to start the day. as if playing at the open isn't stressful enough, spare a thought for the venezualan playerjhonattan vegas. he will tee off this afternoon after a five—over—par first round, but that was far from the whole story. he was leaving his home in america earlier in the week when he realised his visa had expired. after sorting that out, his flight was delayed. he then needed to get a helicopter to carnoustie, arriving less than an hour before the start of his round. added to that, he wasn't able to bring his golf bag, so had to call his caddie to get him some new clubs on the way. he will be hoping for a rather easier day today. you look puzzled, sympathetic puzzlement? how? one of those days.

can't we just go to paris now — the quip from wales's geraint thomas, who is starting to dream he can last the distance in the tour de france. shelley, for the weekend? -- shall we, for the weekend. he is now more than a minute and half ahead of fellow brit chris froome, after another thrilling victory on the top of alpe d'huez, one of cycling's most famous climbs. the third tour de france stage win of his career extended his lead over froome by 13 seconds. liverpool have completed the signing of brazil's goalkeeper alisson from roma, on a six—year deal. in a deal that is said to be worth nearly £67 million, he becomes the world's most expensive goalkeeper. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says it is not what they wanted to pay, but it is the market, and they are signing one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

hibernian are through to the second round of europa league qualifying after a crazy ten—goal second leg against runavik, of the faroe islands. hibernian conceded twice in the opening six minutes, but recovered to record a 6—4 victory on the night, with stevie mallan scoring twice to secure their place in the next round. st helens have extended their lead at the top of rugby league's super league, after a 14—6 victory over their nearest rivals, wigan. this try from morgan knowles early in the second half proved to be the big difference. saints are now ten points clear at the top of the table, ahead of the warriors, in second. preparations for the spanish grand prix get underway this morning, with lewis hamilton looking to close the gap at the top of the drivers' leaderboard. his more long—term future has been confirmed. the reigning world champion has signed a new contract to remain at mercedes for a further two

seasons, in a deal which could be worth up to £40 million a year. that is in barcelona? i can't imagine it going through the street. it is not a monte carlo type. no. i would worry about all those lovely buildings. the fruit sellers, the fruit would go flying, wouldn't it? i was just looking it up just to make sure. remember rio, when hockey gripped the nation? yes. brilliant. well, it is coming home. the woman's hockey world cup gets under way in london tomorrow, with england beginning their campaign against india. england goalkeeper maddie hinch, who was part of the great britain team who won gold in rio, says they're focusing on each game at a time, rather than overall targets. of course a gold medal at home would

be unbelievable. it would just probably... it would be... we would be 0lympic probably... it would be... we would be olympic and world champions. i mean, how nuts is that? but right now, game one we just focus on that. an endgame two in game three, as we did in rio. police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the poisoning of a russian ex—spy and his daughter in march by the nerve agent novichok, reports say. sergei and yulia skripal were found on a park bench in salisbury in an extremely serious condition. both have since been discharged from hospital and moved to a secure location. a massive clean—up operation was launched to decontaminate nine sites believed to be affected. the highest concentration of novichok was found at mr skripal‘s house. wiltshire and novichok hit the headlines again at the end ofjune, when charlie rowley and dawn sturgess fell ill in suspicious circumstances, only a few miles from the skripal investigation. a week later, ms sturgess

died in hospital. her partner, charlie rowley, remains in a critical condition. we can speak now to former m15 intelligence officer annie machon, whojoins us from brussels. thank you for talking to us again on bbc breakfast. these reports coming out now about the identification of the suspects, what can we read into this, and how would this identification have come about? it seems like some time since the first reports of the skripals' poisoning. well, certainly the police raid at the start of the investigation said very clearly that it would take weeks if not months to try and build—up an evidential case about this. but i have to say i am with the security minister ben wallace that this remains pure speculation. because what we are looking at is an unidentified senior security source, not someone apparently from the police but perhaps someone in the government who has been briefed on the development of the case, leaking

this little nugget of identification that the assassins have been identified yesterday, and they became this massive rolling news story. so of course it is the russians, and it must be the gru, sergei skripal‘s former employers, and it must be the kremlin. pulling out all this from one leak yesterday is pretty much parr for the course in terms of how this story has developed. i have been urging for people to take a step back and let the police do their own work —— par. you say it is an investigation pulled out of thin air or a leak pulled out of thin air or a leak pulled out of thin air or a leak pulled out of thin air. it has to come from somewhere, hasn't it? pulled out of thin air. it has to come from somewhere, hasn't mm does, yes, and the two obvious suspects would be either the police leaking the process of the investigation already someone in the political circles who is aware of the process of what the police are doing, who has leaked this. i can't see what the police would want to do this for, because the world's media are watching this investigation. it

isa are watching this investigation. it is a huge case, they will want to keep their cards close to their chest and build—up an evidential chain in case it gets to court. however, i can see from the political context that they might the advantages to staring tension with russia. there was a trump to the meeting in helsinki last week and there has been a sort of flood in the mainstream media, certainly in america, which has been very negative about that. so to keep leaking and ramping up the pressure on this subject, this sort of story in the uk as well, could be seen as politically advantageous for whoever did it. people will be fascinated by the techniques that are used to identify suspects such as this, and obviously with your background with mi5, obviously with your background with m15, tell us what police will have been looking for. as you obviously have to look beyond the skies, i suppose. absolutely, yes. of course they had thousands of hours of cctv coverage to go through, but most crucially they would have been looking at who was coming into the

country and who got out of the country and who got out of the country in the immediate aftermath. and you can try and cross—referenced those two. so one of the things the police use very much a what are called manifest lists, lists of people travelling into the uk. if perhaps a couple came in from russia or another country, or whatever, and they were seen in cctv at the airport and perhaps also seen in salisbury about the time of the attack, and again at the airport leaving afterwards, and perhaps looking at the manifest they might have seen that they used a different name coming in and going out, an alias, that would send up a lot of red flags and that might be a case of what happened here. but as i said, ithink of what happened here. but as i said, i think we need to sit back and wait for the police to conclude their investigation and build—up the evidence, rather than making political points, which seems to be going on at the moment, to implicate russia. thank you. today, delighted to say, we will speak with sir david attenborough.

the reason why is the butterfly kuyt starting today. matt is in the location where they will be launching the whole thing. and it is looking rather dramatic. morning. good morning. yes, it does. it is an oasis of calm. 0ver100 acres of land and habitat, part of which designated as a site of special scientific interest, and we will be talking butterflies this morning, the start of the big butterfly count. encouraging you to spend 15 minutes enjoying the wildlife and taking part in the uk's biggest butterfly survey. we will have more on that this morning. this morning we have that these out, not the butterflies yet, and for some of you not really a day for butterfly. if we look at the forecast there is some rate around, quite a bit in scotla nd some rate around, quite a bit in scotland and northern ireland. later on because see some thunderstorms in southern and eastern england. the bring in scotland and northern

ireland. easing off in intensity over the next few hours —— the rain. things will brighten up in north—west scotland. we continue to see dry and sunny weather in southern and eastern england. but we will see thunderstorms develop late afternoon particularly across south—east midlands, maybe east anglia. most places could be dry. quite a anglia. most places could be dry. quitea humid anglia. most places could be dry. quite a humid day. even though temperatures are down on yesterday's values. cloudy with occasional rain in england and wales and the north. for scotland and northern ireland, while we lose the heavy rain, patchy rain and overall fairly cloudy and cooler with temperatures in the high teens. sunshine to end the day in northern scotland and we will see the winds fairly light, pushing the rain slightly south and east throughout the day. into tonight, for a time this evening, this is where thunderstorms could be at their worst across england. they

will fade away through the night. don't take depositions literally. most don't take depositions literally. m ost pla ces don't take depositions literally. most places becoming dry with clear skies. cloud tonight keeps up temperatures in the teens for the majority. this weekend mainly cloudy to start, a dry start and it will be a drier day tomorrow with one or two showers possible in southern counties of england. many gardens will welcome that. elsewhere the cloud breaks up and temperatures up on today's values, back into the low 20s in scotland, northern ireland, mid—to—high 20s in the south—east of england. 0n mid—to—high 20s in the south—east of england. on sunday, cloudy in scotla nd england. on sunday, cloudy in scotland and northern ireland with sunny spells. showers to come here. further south and east, a lot more sunshine around, and with lightly and temperatures on the up once more. we could see back up to 30 degrees on sunday even in eastern scotla nd degrees on sunday even in eastern scotland around 25 degrees and the heat will build further across eastern parts of england into next week, which could be perfect

butterfly hunting conditions. more throughout the morning. thanks very much. it looks really beautiful. absolutely. we use about 36 million plastic bottles every day in the uk and about 15 million of them aren't recycled. sean's in lancashire finding out how easy it is for businesses to use recycled plastic in their products. you are at a bed factory and my mind boggles about how plastic can be used in a mattress and, when it does, iam used in a mattress and, when it does, i am thinking of you and i am thinking of the princess and that the story. you need to do some mattress testing —— princess and the pea. you are not the first person to make that comparison. 0ne pea. you are not the first person to make that comparison. one of these plastic bottles, 150 in a box here, which is what your street might use every day in the uk and we are not recycling 40% of those, so what can

businesses do? let me get stephen freeman. you are the boss of silent night here, making a lot of beds, starting to use more plastic bottles in your mattresses. why are you doing that? we create a sustainable business and that is part of the green agenda. what we are looking to do is the way the product is used and the end of life use as well. looking at how it can be deconstructed and moved through the supply chain with the recycled products going back into further industries, which are processed for other products, so recycling from cradle to grave is part of the direction. if we look around there are different direction. if we look around there a re different parts direction. if we look around there are different parts of the mattress, very crucial for people's lives, about 2.5%, or5%, used very crucial for people's lives, about 2.5%, or 5%, used for recycled bottles. why is it so low, why not

100%? actually the eco-comfort range is around 5% of total turnover. up to 85% of the mattresses have eco—fibre products built into them and consumers have a preference for certain comfort styles, memory foam, latex, natural feelings, certain comfort styles, memory foam, latex, naturalfeelings, so we certain comfort styles, memory foam, latex, natural feelings, so we are trying to meet the consumers' choice, and the intention is to evolve over time so that we can see 30% of business purely eco— products in the next two years. we will talk more this morning about where you get the products from. clearly consumers have a big role to play. william and alison here this morning to chat about that. william from lancashire county council. talk on the half of all councils this morning. when people look at why we are not recycling more, why would that be? there are various things that be? there are various things that are holding back the change in recycling. the public needs to be able to change their recycling

habits, industry, people who sell the goods, need to change the way they package things to reduce the amount of plastic, and the national government needs to be bowled with the way it sees the way that the recycling industry is supported to make the legislative changes —— bold. that is national government. alison, you look at this a lot. we have business and local council and government, what is going wrong in the system? it is going wrong because we are flatlining at 44%, so we need a container deposit scheme so we need a container deposit scheme so that people can post the bottles back into the system. countries where they have a return to scheme re cycle where they have a return to scheme recycle about 90% plastic bottles. we need people to understand, as my colleague has said, that actually people need to understand that they can't litter plastic and it should never be on the ground. if it goes

to the ground it goes to landfill. you need to take it home, recycle it and put it into the system and we can do something constructive with it because plastic is the lowest performing recycling item. we will talk more this morning about what eve ryo ne talk more this morning about what everyone can do. so, big issues. they are things that businesses can do and we will find out later... are my test out one of the mattresses to see if i can feel that pea at the bottom. i am sure you will be able to feel it. thank you. you might remember your first dance. you'll probably remember your first kiss. but do you remember your first "now" album ? do you? no, i really don't. you have never bought one? not as far as i remember. there was a predecessor. we will get back to that later. yes. featuring hits from bob marley to bob the builder, the pop classic has sold more than 120 million copies since it was first launched on vinyl in 1983 and is the biggest—selling music compilation series in the world. in case you've lost count, now 100 is out today and our entertainment correspondent colin patterson has been

charting its history. now that's what i call music. 1983 and the compilation album changed for ever. no more dodgy versions of the latest hits. 0n for ever. no more dodgy versions of the latest hits. on now it was the real thing. now came out at a rate of three a year, so 35 years later we are now at now 100 and this is the london base. how many are you? there are eight of us. steve prichard has been with now since now 20. it is no static. mums and dads remember theirfirst now 20. it is no static. mums and dads remember their first now and maybe they want to get it for their kids. now 44 was the biggest selling now album ever. released in november 1999, people bought it for the

millennium parties. robbie williams has made the most now appearances with 31 and now 48 became crucial for peter carr's carshare. it is still a big deal. as a teenager i was not up—to—date with pop culture. i love it now. there were a lot of things i didn't know. now was one that i did. when my manager said we would be on now i understood that and it was very exciting. most music fa ns and it was very exciting. most music fans seem to remember their first now album. this was mine, the original from now album. this was mine, the originalfrom1983. i thought i would go out and about and hear people's memories. this was literally the first one we got on cassette. karma chameleon, can't argue with that. every christmas i

get one. every birthday. who would give you it? grandma or my dad. had grandma ever heard of anyone? definitely not. my grandad liked the sugar bares. —— sugababes. definitely not. my grandad liked the sugar bares. —— sugababesm definitely not. my grandad liked the sugar bares. -- sugababes. it was usually the first disc that was the best disk. liam payne appears on now 100 and things the series was ahead of its time. that was the world's first playlist a little bit, which is now the theme of the industry for all of the platforms that you listen to. and now believe they will survive because, with so much choice, many consumers like the simplicity of it all being done for them. people always need a guide of what to listen to and now provides that. if you look at where it started, on vinyl, it went to take,

minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderful formats, minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderfulformats, and minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderful formats, and it minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderfulformats, and it is minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderful formats, and it is still going 35 years later. the next goal is to make it to now 200 in the year 2053. now that's what i call a long way in the future. stepping back through time. i went through some of mine today. stepping back through time. i went through some of mine todaylj stepping back through time. i went through some of mine today. i have the predecessor to now. that's what i call music. sad. i will play them to you later. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. new figures show the number of stalking offences has risen by 63% in london in the past four years. last year there were over a thousand offences recorded. the highest figure since a new law was introduced six years ago. one man has told the bbc how he was harassed for eight years by a customer he met once. he would do a lot of abuse on facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, iam a rapist. it is completely relentless.

it wears you down. it makes you upset. i have contemplated suicide in the past because of this guy. gatwick airport says it's main runway has now reopened after it was closed to allow an emergency landing just after midnight. some flights were diverted with the runway closed for several hours. the british airways flight from naples landed safely with no one hurt. the airport says the schedule is now running as normal. buckingham palace opens for the summer this weekend and the centrepiece will be a collection of art selected by prince charles to help mark his 70th birthday. the prince and patron exhibition will include never before seen sketches of princes william and harry. there will be around 100 pieces of work on display in total. and we have a special programme live from buckingham palace at 6:30 tonight ahead of its summer opening.

let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the dlr — that's due to a trespasser on the track in the poplar area. 0n the railway, a problem at strawberry hills would have an impact on south—western services. 0n the roads if we look at the camera there. 0ne lane is closed south bound on the m1 betweenj9 and j8 due to an accident earlier this morning — long delays into london. the m11 is closed northbound between junction 8 and 10 for resurfacing. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. it is a rather warm start to the day. there will be some early sunshine around, particularly for northern areas, and the humidity levels will once more begin to rise. but, more importantly, today is the chance for some of us to see some wet weather in the form of thunderstorms spreading in from the south, there is a met office weather warning out for them. they could be heavy, thundery, quite slow—moving. a lot of rain falling in a short space of down.

with the ground so dry there will be a lot of surface water around possibly into this evening's rush hour. the thunderstorms would be everywhere. many of us will be dry all day. certainly it is a dry morning. some early brightness around but it will quickly cloud over. the showers were with see them heavy and thundery. more likely in western parts of the capital. not to rule them out in the east. top temperatures of 24—25 celsius. the humidity will be building. the showers are likely to rumble on where we see them, through the evening, becoming fairly isolated. fading away overnight to leave us with a dry start to the day tomorrow. again, a warm one, 15—16 celsius will be the low. temperatures will rise over the weekend. the small chart of one or two showers on saturday. more sunshine, staying dry on sunday with 30 degrees. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. good morning.

welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: president trump invites putin to the white house for talks. the controversial move takes even his intelligence chief by surprise. say that again. that's going to be special. theresa may will call on the european union to evolve its position on brexit, as she rejects its plans for the irish border. we are recycling 40% of the plastic bottles we use. i will be at a factory to see what more consumers and businesses can do. wind and a threat of rain — more familiar conditions for the golfers, with the second round of the open golf, now under way. and within the next hour, northern ireland's rory mcilroy, is back out, well—placed, just three shots behind the leader. and not just at

and notjust at carnoustie we will see rain. rain for quite a few of you, but will you be one of the ones who mist out? stay tuned to find out —— mist out. and we will talk to sir david attenborough after 8:00am about his love of butterflies. donald trump has invited russia's leader, vladimir putin, to visit the united states in the autumn. the american president's press secretary has tweeted that discussions for the trip are already underway, just days after their helsinki summit sparked controversy. the bombshell announcement also came as a surprise to his security chief, as chris buckler reports. america's intelligence agencies have never wavered in their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald trump's own view has been a little harder to pin down. he said he misspoke when he appeared

to back vladimir putin's denials over the word of his own intelligence chiefs. but it is clear that he still wants a relationship with russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia, is a positive, not a negative. but his recent actions have unnerved donald trump's political friends and foes in washington. the senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing president putin's proposal for russia to question us officials, after president trump briefly appeared to consider it. yet, despite all the fallout from that press summit in helsinki, the white house press secretary revealed on twitter that president trump has already asked his national security adviser to invite president putin to washington, and those discussions are ongoing. however, that came as something

of a surprise to america's own director of national intelligence. that's gonna be special. laughter. questions remain about what donald trump and vladimir putin talked about in helsinki, particularly during their closed—door private meeting. and democrats say, until they get clarity on that, there should be no further one—on—one sessions between the presidents, in washington or anywhere else. theresa may will call on the european union to evolve its position on brexit when she makes a speech today about the irish border, which remains one of the most disputed parts of the negotiations. during a visit to belfast, the prime minister will again stress that she could never accept a deal which treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. in a moment we will speak to our europe reporter gavin lee, in brussels. but first, we are joined by our political correspondent chris mason, in westminster. this is tricky, isn't it? and we we re this is tricky, isn't it? and we were looking at the comments from

leo varadkar, as well, and it seems to be stoking some tension. that's right, there was a row about flights, and leo varadkar concerned about the prospect of no deal between the uk and the eu, and what that would mean for flying between the two countries and over the two countries, and all that sort of stuff. 20 in westminster saying he has overcooked it and is over dramatising things. meanwhile the prime minister, as you say, is in belfast giving a speech a bit later on and especially concerned about the eu's so—called backstop position, if in the event of a deal there is not the necessary technology put in place to ensure there is no hard water between northern ireland and the republic, the eu has this planet you would keep northern ireland and are far closer relationship with the eu than the rest of the uk —— hard border. theresa may has said that would be

unacceptable theresa may has said that would be u na cce pta ble to theresa may has said that would be unacceptable to her as british prime minister and to the house of commons as well. she wants the eu to evolve their position on the exit, which is polite speak telling them to budge. we have published our position in this white paper, and she thinks it is time for them to do the same. thank you very much. 0ur europe reporter gavin lee is in brussels for us this morning, where representatives from member states are due to meet later. we know they are going to have a chitchat, but yesterday we were talking about dominic raab making his first visit, and how that would be received as well. he arrived here, i have to say, very differently to his predecessor, david davis, who arrived to meet michel barnier, who is still in his job as the eu's chief negotiator. there was a lot of talk about how they would get along so well, pomp and ceremony for the occasion. yesterday evening was quite secretive, quiet and low—key. it was

likejohn le secretive, quiet and low—key. it was like john le carre secretive, quiet and low—key. it was likejohn le carre suspense novel. dominic raab saying he comes with them and vigor to try and carry on them and vigor to try and carry on the negotiations, given they want an agreement by october —— vim and vigor. interesting fact, they met for almost four hours. the time that david davis and michel barnier spent face—to—face according to eu sources was four hours, so he has already intensified talks to some degree. today the 27 europe ministers arrived in brussels and i think it will be the first sense we get that they have looked at the white paper, although they won't give a formal response. we should get a sense of what europe thinks about britain's vision. what is your instinct? does this feel more friendly, especially when you make that comparison of the four hours that david davis spent in total compared to this four our

meeting yesterday.” total compared to this four our meeting yesterday. i think it needs to be. both sides don't want talks to be. both sides don't want talks to suddenly break down. yesterday the eu commission published this in—flight emergency landing document which all leaders had to read but they didn't want it to happen, ultimately, how to deal with brexit if there is no deal, talking about huge lorry queues, main problems, and for the eu side, and an imf report yesterday saying most if not every eu country will be damaged if there is no deal. so i think the now everything will be convivial, towards the spirit of getting a deal. —— for now. a dangerous complacency in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has been criticised

by a group of mps over failings in the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. that is according to a report out today from the justice select committee. it comes after a number of rape and sexual assault cases collapsed last year because vital evidence was not given to defence lawyers. ms saunders said the cps will consider the report's findings. at least 11 people have drowned and others are still missing after a tourist duck boat capsized on a lake in the us state of missouri. the amphibious boat, which is designed for both land and water use, got into trouble and sank in stormy weather. 30 people including some children were on board. local authorities confirmed 11 people had drowned and divers are searching for more victims. the number of recorded offences for stalking has trebled in england and wales in the past four years. that is according to new figures by the home office. last year there were more than 10,000 recorded offences, the highest figure since a new law on stalking was introduced in 2012. police say the rise shows they are doing a betterjob at reporting the crime. but, as ali fortescue reports, the rate of prosecutions has fallen to a four—year low. well done!

you might not be able to see anna's scars, but being stalked has left a mark. the mum—of—four from york left her ex—partner five years ago. but, soon after, the cycle of abuse began. it wasn'tjust, you know, texts and things like that. there was so many he was coming in on. you feel absolutely weak, torn, and it mentally destroys you, that you think, i can't do this today. and anna, of course, isn't alone. the number of recorded stalking offences has trebled in england and wales in four years, from nearly 3,000 recorded offences to more than 10,000. that is the highest figure since a new stalking law was introduced in 2012. last summer, the police watchdog found that the forces up and down the country weren't doing enough to tackle stalking. but police say that the figures today show that they have upped their game, and that they're

recording more crimes. i think the're still underreporting in relation to these crime types. that's why we're absolutely committed to making sure that the police service response in relation to what are difficult crimes to investigate is as good as it can be, working with other agencies. but, whilst the reported rates are going up, prosecution rates have fallen. the cps say this is amongst the most challenging offences that they deal with. hearing for 20 years, you know, that when murders are reviewed, the police would say we'll learn these lessons and we'll make the right changes, but i'm not seeing that with the leadership. it isa it is a crime that is being called murder in slow motion. charities want the police to take stalking more seriously. but, for now, anna's life and so many others like hers remain on pause. the youngest spitfire pilot to fly in the battle of britain during world war ii has died. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening, aged 96. he served with 92 squadron, and his first missions included the dogfights above london

and the home counties, for which the battle became known. dozens of parents queued up overnight outside of a school in cardiff to secure their children a place at their breakfast club. parents waited with folding chairs, magazines and snacks. ysgol y berllan deg has 100 brea kfast clu b places, and they are allocated on a first come, first serve basis. cardiff council say that, due to staff and space limitations, the school is unable to provide a place for everyone. only 9% of crimes end with suspects being charged or summonsed in england and wales, and detection rates are at their lowest since 2015. those home office figures today come as separate data reveals overall crime has risen sharply, with the largest spike in violent offences. the figures show that homicides in england and wales are at a ten—year high. more than 700 people were victims of murder or manslaughter in the year to the end of march.

that is a 12% rise on the previous year, and excludes terror attacks. the figures suggest that knife crime is up by 16%, and there were 13% more robberies. let's discuss this more now with assistant chief constable, jackie sebire, who leads on serious and violent crime for the national police chiefs council. very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. we are just running you through some of the statistics, but statistics are real people, aren't they? these are people, aren't they? these are people who are victims of crime. what concerns you most about these figures? well, as you said, there is a human story behind every one of these statistics. so it is looking at the drivers of what is causing this rise. we look at the drug markets, the serious violence associated with that criminality, and also the concern about what is

happening with young people, and the pressure that they are feeling to carry knives because of the fear of crime. so that's what really worries me about these figures, and of course the resourcing issue that the comeback too, time and time again. only 9% of crimes and with suspects being charged or summonsed in england and wales. now, presumably the police want people to be held to account for crimes they commit. but it is simply not happening. why is that so? well, of course it is frustrating. every officer that sees these figures is going to be frustrated that all of their hard work results in such low charge rates. but if you look at the policing landscape, police are now not only dealing with crime. everything we do is expanded, so we deal with vulnerability issues, we deal with vulnerability issues, we deal with vulnerability issues, we deal with mental health. where other services have had theirfunding deal with mental health. where other services have had their funding and resourcing reduced, we are now having to pick up some of that slack. so policing simply isn't

about crime any more, it is about all of the other societal issues that we are expected to go in and fill that void. yueh assistant chief co nsta ble, fill that void. yueh assistant chief constable, and i just fill that void. yueh assistant chief constable, and ijust wonder in practical terms, if someone is the victim of a crime, are their crimes now which automatically do not get investigated by the police? you call in with something relatively minor, i don't know, the theft of an item, may be a bicycle or something like that, have we now got to a point where some things are automatically not investigated, because priorities have to be made? of course we have to make priorities. we will always look at the highest threat, the highest risk of the highest time, and respond to that with the resources we have. but every crime will be recorded, but some will not necessarily be investigated if there are no lines of enquiry. we must prioritise those most vulnerable to crime and those most serious offences. i apologise for

interrupting, can you see where people start to get very frustrated, members of the public, where they think that they have been the victim ofa crime, think that they have been the victim of a crime, and these things can be traumatic even if they are not so very serious. if someone is the victim of a minor theft, for example, that can be very traumatic for someone, and it doesn't seem like a reasonable expectation that that should be investigated. they report it to the police in the hope it might be investigated. what you seem it might be investigated. what you seem to be saying is that now, under the current climate, there is every chance you are report something and no enquiries will be made. and it is difficult and it is really frustrating. as an officer of course you want to investigate everything that comes to you. officers have to decide if they go left to deal with the missing person or if they go right with the stabbing, or if it is a burglary or a minor theft it is difficult to prioritise when there is so much demand. the demand on policing is absolutely exponential. we have to manage with what we have

got. unfortunately understand how concerned the public will be. and so, is the reality... i am trying to get a sense, in practical terms, how this statistic will affect people. should people no longer as um... people in reality, if you talk to individuals about their experiences with reporting crime, should they no longer assume that if they report a crime it will be investigated?” don't think the public should assume that at all. and i am sure that they do understand that the police have to prioritise dealing with child sexual exploitation, rape, stalking, really serious vulnerability at fences, stabbing and criminalisation of young people. they are the ones we have to prioritise —— offences. we will report when there are lines of enquiry or crime. thank you very much for your time. we have sent

that out and about to a very beautiful location. he is spoilt this morning. morning. i certainly am. at the london wetland centre, this oasis of calm in this busy city. we are here for the launch of the big butterfly count which starts today. encouraged to spend 15 minutes in the garden with the family and start counting the butterflies. it could be crucial this year because of the ideal weather conditions in the first half of the year. since we have got to some things have changed and that is highlighted in these nasa images and note the colour of the land, lush green, then fast forward this week and notice how the green is replaced by the brown colours, so things are drying quite rapidly, and there is the chance of course with the dry conditions we could see the butterfly numbers drop. if we look

at the forecast today, sunshine to view the butterflies, not a huge amount today because lots of cloud around. there is outbreaks of rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland. heavy this morning. that is going to push south and east into northern and western england and why is. to the south and east of england we have sunshine, one or two showers and thunderstorms, which could be quite intense later on —— wales. the storms could cause some flooding with the dry ground. many places remain dry in the south and east. the greater chance of seeing rain in northern and western england and wales. in scotland and northern ireland, things turn a little bit dry out with sunshine in the north and west as well. temperatures down on yesterday in the high teens. the wind is fairly light today. it will not rush off in a great hurry. it could hang around for awhile. the storms we see, which could be worse in the evening, it will gradually

fade away tonight. tonight, with clear skies around as well, we will see dry weather dominate, and it will be a fairly cloudy night. they should stop the temperatures from falling too much. and cities in the teens once again. into the weekend. reasonably cladding with lots of sunshine around the country. some showers around. if your garden misses out, you have a better chance tomorrow. even those showers will be very much hit and miss. most players staying —— places staying dry. temperatures going up a few degrees, pleasa ntly warm temperatures going up a few degrees, pleasantly warm with the sunshine overhead. it will become increasingly hot to the south and east. on sunday, with lots of sunshine, across england and wales, we could see temperatures at around 31 or 32 celsius. mid—20s across eastern scotland. western scotland, northern ireland and eventually england having more cloud and the chance of showers but most will be dry on the weekend and with the sunshine around it is the perfect opportunity to go out and countless

butterflies. that is how your forecast is looking. more throughout the morning from these glorious surroundings. thank you very much. we will go straight to this shot in anglesey this morning. we are picking up some beautiful images this morning. it was more beautiful earlier on as the sun was rising. charlie, i think it is still gorgeous. it is still beautiful. john mcguire is with us. we are talking about the risk to wildlife species. the red squirrels, the wildcats, all sorts of things. good morning. yes, good morning. there is an endangered species that has appeared this morning. the rain. i haven't seen this morning. the rain. i haven't seen it in weeks. iforgot this morning. the rain. i haven't seen it in weeks. i forgot what it felt like. it is wet. we are in kemlin in the north coast of anglesey. guys from the north wales wildlife trust are here. they have been gathering moss overnight. tell

us been gathering moss overnight. tell us how it works. yes, we run a trap twice a week. we leave it running overnight. we get up early in the morning and the moths are attracted to the lightbulb. we collect them and put them into some severaljars we identify them. tell us what we can... point out a couple for us. i like this one. it looks like a falcon bomber. that is a garden tiger. show that to the folks at home. that is really nice. it has an orange abdomen and two blue spots, which you can see right now and that is just which you can see right now and that isjust quite a which you can see right now and that is just quite a pretty moth, though some people might call it a dumb lodger. ok. and why are they important? there are 2500 species of moths in the uk so they are a very good indicator of biodiversity in an area and how well a habitat is doing. you can tell by how many moths that you have, or the range of

species you have, just how well an area is doing. this is a hawk moth. and what these areas are well renowned for is the terns. chris packham is here. the busiest man in wildlife. you are always up to something. you are doing this bio blitz, travelling across the uk, to getan blitz, travelling across the uk, to get an idea of where we are at. blitz, travelling across the uk, to get an idea of where we are atm is an audit of wildlife and we have gone out to put our finger on the pulse of the uk countryside to see which is healthy and which is in trouble. we know there is declined. we talk about it all the time. we wa nt to we talk about it all the time. we want to see how it is impacting. we wa nt to want to see how it is impacting. we want to bump into people making a difference. want to see the people who are addressing these things. we have invited masses of young people and they have turned up because we need the great british naturalists of tomorrow. i have to say we have been travelling through landscapes which have been heavily modified by urban development and intensive farming where there is not the

richness of life that we really want. yes, so you will do the audit, presumably this will be repeated in the future to get an idea to see exactly what is happening. exactly, yes, drawing a baseline. many already have the baseline and so we have been encouraging them to repeat it. we have species new in scotland turned up. many places have found species new to them and the highest total in one spot so far was 930 species. it is great to see so many highly qualified amateur naturalists going out to do the work and providing really top—quality data to inform us of which species are changing the distribution of the climb so that we can focus conservation efforts and that is really what this is about. this is to say that we have the toolkit but we need to do it soon. so are some of the shots of the terns nesting while chris and i continue to chat. something like 500 breeding pairs are here. so, as we say, the best

colony in wales. you haven't been here before. what do you make of this place? at great example of conservation in action proving that we can look after species when we have the resources, compassion and welfare. and the national trust, the north wales wildlife trust have come together and proven that we have the technology. we have said that this is the only colony of this type in this part of the country. there should be others. we should be building satellites sites to encourage them to move. what we need at this point is we have an enormous amount of care but we need some action and some practical action. so the message of the back of this will be to generate a raft of ideas which we have seen put into play. we have been going to people's backyards, window boxes, community groups, people who get up to make a difference 15 minutes earlier and it works. but we have to make a difference out in the wider countryside. we are on the coast here. we have to talk about marine protected areas. we need more of them and they need better protection. thank you very much indeed. more from you later in the

programme. volunteers have turned up to help to get an idea of what is happening. it is essential to draw a line in the sand, the shingle, to know what's happening and of course how to protect the natural environment in the future. from a quite rainy kemlin, it is back to you in the studio. i am sorry that you in the studio. i am sorry that you are getting a little bit wet. keep enjoying the beautiful views. and david attenborough will come to talk to us later on. he is championing the butterfly count and he wants to help protect butterflies and their place in the environment and their place in the environment and we will talk to him about all sorts of things after 8am. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. new figures show the number of stalking offences has risen by 63 —— 63% in london over the past four years. last year there were over

a thousand offences recorded. the highest figure since a new law was introduced six years ago. one man has told the bbc how he was harassed for eight years by a customer he met once. he would do a lot of abuse on facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, iam a rapist. it is completely relentless. it wears you down. it makes you upset. i have contemplated suicide in the past because of this guy. gatwick airport says it's main runway has now reopened after it was closed to allow an emergency landing just after midnight. some flights like this one were diverted to luton, with the runway closed for several hours. the british airways flight from naples landed safely with no one hurt. the airport says the schedule is now running as normal. buckingham palace opens for the summer this weekend and the centrepiece will be a collection of art selected by prince charles to help mark his 70th birthday. the prince and patron exhibition will include never before seen sketches of princes william and harry. there will be around 100 pieces of work on display in total. and we have a special programme

live from buckingham palace at 6:30 tonight ahead of its summer opening. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the dlr, that's due to a trespasser on the track in the poplar area. turning to the railway. a problem at the strawberry hill depot could have a knock on impact on south western services. so, best to check before you travel. turning to the roads. if we look at the camera there. on the m1 southbound, traffic is passing via the hard shoulder only between junction 9 and 8 due to accident investigation and m25 anticlockwise: queueing betweenjunciton 6 godstone and 5 m26 due to broken down vehicle. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. it is a rather warm start to the day. there will be some early sunshine around, particularly for northern areas, and the humidity levels

will once more begin to rise. but, more importantly, today is the chance for some of us to see some wet weather in the form of thunderstorms spreading in from the south, there's a met office weather warning out for them. they could be heavy, thundery, they will be quite slow—moving. a lot of rain falling in a short space of down. with the ground so dry there will be a lot of surface water around possibly into this evening's rush hour. but the thunderstorms would be everywhere. many of us will stay dry all day. certainly it is a dry morning. some early brightness around but it will quickly cloud over. the showers, where with see them, heavy and thundery. more likely in western parts of the capital. not to rule them out, though, in the east. top temperatures of 24—25 celsius. but the humidity will be building. the showers are likely to rumble on where we see them, through the evening, again, becoming fairly isolated. fading away overnight to leave us with a dry start to the day tomorrow. again, a warm one, 15—16 celsius will be the low. now, temperatures will rise over the weekend. the small chance of one or two showers on saturday. more sunshine, staying dry on sunday with 30 degrees. i'm back with the latest from bbc london in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast,

with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: donald trump has invited russia's leader, vladimir putin, to visit the united states in the autumn. the american president's press secretary has tweeted that discussions for the trip have already started, just days after their helsinki summit sparked controversy. the bombshell announcement also came as a surprise to his security chief. i do want to say we have some breaking news. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? audience laughs. you — vladimir putin coming to... did i hear that? yeah, yeah. 0k. yeah. that's going to be special. theresa may will call on the european union to evolve its position on brexit

when she makes a speech today about the irish border, which remains one of the most disputed parts of the negotiations. during a visit to belfast, the prime minister will again stress that she could never accept a deal which treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. a dangerous complacency in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations' target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide live with hiv or aids. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has been criticised by a group of mps over failings in the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. that is according to a report out today from the justice select committee. it comes after a number of rape and sexual assault cases collapsed

last year because vital evidence was not given to defence lawyers. ms saunders said the cps will consider the report's findings. at least 11 people have drowned and others are still missing after a tourist duck boat capsized on a lake in the us state of missouri. the amphibious boat, which is designed for both land and water use, got into trouble and sank in stormy weather. 30 people including some children were on board. local authorities confirmed 11 people had drowned and divers are searching for more victims. the runway at gatwick airport had to be closed and flights were diverted after an incoming airliner requested an emergency landing. the british airways airbus from naples, a plane similar to this one, landed shortly after midnight after reporting a technical fault. nobody was injured and all the passengers left the plane safely. a handful of flights were diverted. british airways said its engineers were conducting a full check of the aircraft. the youngest spitfire pilot to fly in the battle of britain

during world war ii has died. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening, aged 96. he served with 92 squadron and his first missions included the dogfights above london and the home counties, for which the battle became known. he h e rece ntly he recently appeared on the bbc documentary raf at 100. flies straight and level for more than 20 seconds in a combat area, because it was always the 109, the german that you did not see, that shut you down. because i always felt that, rightly or wrongly, if i could see my antagonist, i always felt that i had the ability to outplay him in a spitfire. coming up on the programme, matt will have the weekend's weather forecast for you. right now, mike is here with the

sport. and a bit of whether, as umbrellas are needed. you are doing the weather forecast as well? just saying that umbrellas are needed. it is one of those unusual sports in which you are living the journey with the players, and then there are explosions of emotion, in vancouver and has to go quiet. you are close to the shot, but what do you know about where it does? are their screens where you can watch it? you can see it, and a great thing is... sorry, i know you are asking the question, but i am excited about it. when you hear a professional golfer hit a golf ball, it fizzes. it actually fizzes off the club, and it is something you never hear if you arejustan is something you never hear if you are just an amateur golfer like we are. and as soon as that sound happens, the crowd exploded into chatter, and i could see about one out of three landing in the far

distance, because you lose it sometimes. that is why you rely on the other spectators to tell you where it lands. i do it while listening to the radio, as well, even though i am not there. the second round of the open golf is under way at carnoustie. some very different conditions expected today. after yesterday's warm, dry weather, it is raining, and the umbrellas are up already this morning. scottish amateur sam locke is in the opening group. he has already dropped three shots this morning, he found the water on the third and ended with a double bogey. northern ireland's rory mcilroy will be hoping to build on his round of two under. that left him just three shots off the lead, which was held overnight by the american kevin kisner. mcilroy starts his round in the next 20 minutes. as if playing at the open isn't stressful enough,

spare a thought for the venezualan playerjhonattan vegas. he will tee off this afternoon after a five—over—par first round, but that was far from the whole story. he was leaving his home in america earlier in the week when he realised his visa had expired. after sorting that out, his flight was delayed. he then needed to get a helicopter to carnoustie, arriving less than an hour before the start of his round. added to that, he wasn't able to bring his golf bag, so had to call his caddie to get him some new clubs on the way. he will be hoping for a rather easier day today. can't we just go to paris now — the quip from wales's geraint thomas, who is starting to dream he can last the distance in the tour de france. he is now more than a minute and half ahead of fellow brit chris froome, after another thrilling victory on the top of alpe d'huez, one of cycling's most famous climbs. the third tour de france stage win of his career extended his lead over froome by 13 seconds. liverpool have completed the signing of brazil's goalkeeper alisson from roma on a six—year deal. in a deal that is said to be worth nearly £67 million, he becomes the world's most expensive goalkeeper. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says it is not what they wanted to pay, but it is the market, and they are signing one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

talking of big—money deals, lewis hamilton is in the money again as preparations for the german grand prix get underway this morning. hamilton is looking to close the gap at the top of the drivers' leaderboard at hockenheim, and hamilton has now sorted his long—term future. the reigning world champion has signed a new contract to remain at mercedes for a further two seasons, in a deal which could be worth up to £40 million a year. remember rio, when hockey gripped the nation? yes. well, it is coming home. the woman's hockey world cup gets under way in london tomorrow, with england beginning their campaign against india. england goalkeeper maddie hinch, who was part of the great britain team who won gold in rio, says they're focusing on each game at a time, rather than overall targets. of course a gold medal at home would be unbelievable. it would just probably...

it would be — we would be olympic and world champions. i mean, how nuts is that? but right now, game one, we just focus on that, and then game two, and game three, as we did in rio. so it is england, india, ireland and usa in the first round of games. can i stay? this looks rather exciting. we were already chatting, talking about the big holiday getaway. we need some top tips, because it will be the busiest day getting away. i thought some of these toys are quite good to keep you occupied between bulletins. here with some top tips are the independent‘s travel editor simon calder and the travel blogger karen edwards. because lots of people will be getting rather stressed, ithink, because it will be busy on the roads and the airports, lots of school

holidays coming to an end, so you have brought in some top tips. just to say it is going to be the busiest day ever for outbound travellers at gatwick, as you reported on the news. there was a tricky issue overnight with an emergency landing ofa overnight with an emergency landing of a british airways plane. that is already causing problems, i am afraid. easyjet flights from core fleet diverted to luton, as a result of that cancellations already —— co rflute. of that cancellations already —— corflute. as a result of that, delays on easyjet and british airways. and ryanair delays on easyjet and british airways. and rya nair strikes delays on easyjet and british airways. and ryanair strikes mean cancellations from dublin. but if your flight is going, cancellations from dublin. but if yourflight is going, and the chances are it will be, you need to be prepared. in a way that highlights the thing, which is if you are travelling with children and supposing you have a problem at the airport, you need to be a little bit prepared. absolutely, and to me the key is bringing entertainment for the children, and also snacks and things. dry ones, small, little

nibbles, as i guess if they are chilling they are quiet, as my friend says often. the appropriately named keep them quiet bags are full of different, shall we say, unique interactive things, rather than ta blets. interactive things, rather than tablets. we have 3—djigsaws, and painting... we should say these are pictures of you travelling with your youngest. how old are they now? one and four. because the age of the children very much depends on how you entertain them. some would say with the advent of technology all you need is an ipad, a device of some kind. i agree. you need is an ipad, a device of some kind. iagree. iam you need is an ipad, a device of some kind. i agree. i am not saying thatis some kind. i agree. i am not saying that is the case, but some people would say that is all you need, and then they will be occupied.” would say that is all you need, and then they will be occupied. i do agree with that to a certain extent. we have a tablet, but it is a last resort for us because we feel we can entertain them in other ways. it is

the last straw, when we are travelling and things have gone a bit bad, we take the tablet out and we have things pre— downloaded and saved to the tablets. the worry is, the convenience of tablets is it is one solid thing which you can swipe and not cause much mess. i remember while travelling i would do jigsaws or colouring in or painting. but they are messy, they can be messy. and especially if you are on a plane, you don't want to worry about bothering the person next to you. so i have a tip in terms of things like fooling around, we have a cushion so that children can elevate their legs, so things don't fall down the sides, and things won't get lost. legs, so things don't fall down the sides, and things won't get lostm sounds exactly what i need. and of course all this stuff has to go through security if you are going through security if you are going through an airport, and i know something of which i speak, because i used to frisk people at gatwick airport. i assume you were paid to

do that? it is so important to remember that transport infrastructure will be bursting at the seams this weekend. it is a gigantic production line and you have to play your part. so don't arrive too early. everyone thinks they have to get their three, four or five hours early, they have to get their three, four orfive hours early, don't. it is there huge problems caused by people showing up to early and adding to the congestion. of course you have your liquids back, nothing over 100 millilitres, and if you are taking an e—reader, tablet or laptop computer, that should be at the top of your bag as well. an empty water bottle, because save the planet, save yourself a pound. just take it through, ask at any of the cafes bars and they will refill it for you for nothing. so you can actually ta ke for nothing. so you can actually take the empty water bottle. it is only because of this field. it sounds so simple but it is an automatic thing to just throw the whole thing away as you get to the

gate. especially in this weather, you are always carrying water. and a regular supply of food and drink of the right kind is really important for youngsters. and adults. bananas are the staple. they go far. over the last year we must have eaten 1000 bananas between our family. but they get squashed, but they? they do, but you have those little cases. i wouldn't put them in my hand luggage, personally. and don't even think about changing money at the airport, at uk airports you might as well hand over your wallet and say help yourself. unless you order in advance online. order in advance or shop around on your high street to see what the best deals are. the worst thing you can possibly do, change £100 and you get less than 100 euros at some airports.” actually feel a bit more stressed about travelling. take a puzzle or

one of those things. matt is out and about for us this morning. it is looking rather dramatic this morning. good morning. dramatic, but very calm. a lovely oss at the london wetland centre and we are here to talk butterflies because todayis here to talk butterflies because today is the start of the big butterfly count and did you know three quarters of the uk's species have declined in the last 40 years. you can take part in the survey, 15 minutes in the sunshine, relaxing time with family perhaps counting the numbers, and the weather has a role to play in butterfly numbers. so far this year conditions were perfect until summer. let me take you through two satellite images to show you how things have changed. backin show you how things have changed. back in may, satellite image from nasa, the lush green land of the uk, but fast forward to this week, notice how the green land has turned brown and the wilting plant life

could mean a decline in food for caterpillars and we could see a drastic drop off in butterfly numbers, soa drastic drop off in butterfly numbers, so a little conservation study like this is very important indeed. for butterflies you need a bit of sunshine, but the forecast for today is actually one where there is not as much sunshine around, so if we look at the forecast we will see some rain and gardeners will be welcoming this, it is already in scotland and northern ireland. not everyone will see it, and it could be heavy in the south—east later with thunderstorms expected. scotland and northern ireland have the greatest amount of what weather today. it will ease off to something light and patchy later as it fragments and pushes into northern england, wales and the south—west and into the afternoon. further south and east we should be dry for many with sunny spells and noticed the blue, the site or severe thunderstorms to end the afternoon and move into the evening. quite humid in the sunshine in between. if

you want some rain you are more likely to get it in the western fringes of england and wales with further showers into the afternoon whereas colin and northern ireland will be dry with patches of rain in the afternoon but feeling fresh with temperatures dropping back —— whereas scotland and northern ireland. this evening it is where we see the thunderstorms at their worst across some parts of central and south—eastern england. they won't last long before they fade away into the night and that is because the light winds won't move them around much through the day. overnight most places will become dry as the showers fade with some clear skies around ana showers fade with some clear skies around an a fair bit of cloud to ta ke around an a fair bit of cloud to take us into tomorrow morning. it is the cloud which will keep the temperature is up uk wide for most, in double figures, or the midteens to start saturday morning. into the weekend more of you will start your summer holidays this weekend and for many it will be a dry weekend with a few showers for the gardeners in the south, much more myth rather than hit, most will be dry with sunny

spells and feeling a little bit warmer with temperatures creeping up a little bit —— miss rather hit. mid—to—high 20s in the south and east. and hotter still on sunday. on sunday the sunny as conditions in the southern half of the country. cloud in western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. showers here and there. most places will be dry. 25 in eastern scotland on sunday potentially. on sunday in the south—east we are looking at 31 or 32 the south—east we are looking at 31 or32 and the south—east we are looking at 31 or 32 and believe it or not those temperatures are set to rise even more as we go into next week across parts of eastern england. we could be getting close to the mid— 30s for a while. the heatwave is not done yet. i really enjoyed the forecast but i am really enjoying the camera work. you are framed as if you are ina painting work. you are framed as if you are in a painting with all of the flowers a nd in a painting with all of the flowers and the green. wonderful adrian is looking after us today and he is making it look good. and that deserves a pay rise in itself,

managing to do that with you. thank you so much. onlyjoking. thank you. we were talking about plastic bottles a moment ago and the uses of plastic bottles. we are always talking about how to help the environment. the new idea is that they can be made —— used to make mattresses. sean is in lancashire, where they are doing this. ican i can reassure i can reassure you i can reassure you it is notjust these that you are lying on. we will look at it in a moment. they make 15,000 a year here at silent night and they make 36 million and des —— and they make 36 million and des —— and they make 36 million and des —— and they use 36 million of these a day and 40% are not being recycled. if we can make the system work a bit more it might help. we have the managing director with us. good morning. we were talking earlier about why you started to use these. can we look at how you do this? how can it turn into... i will put that here. there are 150 of these within

this mattress. what we do is to grind down the bottles... so here is a load of broken bottles. then they are processed into fibre. a local supplier takes this fibre and converts that into the comfortable layers of this mattress. so these parts of the mattress are now being... using recycled bottle. that is correct. over the last 12 months, these mattresses we have sold into these mattresses we have sold into the uk market alone, uses around 105 million plastic bottles in that process. so there must be some consumer demand for that. we were told about that later. thank you for the tour. that was interesting. how are we getting enough into the system ? are we getting enough into the system? good morning. william, you are from lancashire county council. if we look at these. what is going

wrong in their system that we are not recycling enough and not getting businesses enough of these bottles to do more? we welcome the initiative in lancashire and the use of the standard plastic bottle they use in the mattresses. we are really pleased with the way we recycle a lot of these milk bottles. 98% will come back as another milk bottle, which is good. we have to be careful thatis which is good. we have to be careful that is not the whole story. what is going wrong? we recycle these. that is not the whole story. there is problem plastic. we have to address this at the same time. what is wrong with this? polystyrene is low-grade plastic that does not recycle easily. plastic film is problematic. if it ends up in something we are sending to the manufacturer, they will send it back. they don't like it. it lowers the great. they want virgin material which is worse for the environment. you have to wonder

why they produce some things, these plastic egg boxes. you can use cardboard. it cost the same. allison, those things that william, in charge of risk management, they are banging heads against brick walls. when it comes to the customer, consumer, have we been better behaved? sadly, no. even in the era of david attenborough, with people more aware, the most recent data shows we are littering more, which is shocking and counterintuitive. so all of this talk... we are littering more, we are consuming more. the largest consumers of food and drinking europe and we are dropping more of the kind of high—grade plastic, plastic bottles, that are ideal for recycling. so what we need to do is get the public to understand that they have a real role to play in improving the 44%, particular young plastic bottles, and also thinking

about what they are doing. and at the moment the best way to recycle is, if you are consuming it on the go, put it into your recycling system. we will talk more about why wea system. we will talk more about why we a littering more later on because thatis we a littering more later on because that is really interesting that, despite all of the talk, how much we talk about reusable plastic, we are littering more and keep britain tidy, and it is quite surprising. littering more and keep britain tidy, and it is quite surprisingm is. do you remember your first dance? a lot of questions. but do you remember your first now album? i don't recall ever buying one. you haven't lived. featuring hits from bob marley to bob the builder, the pop classic has sold more than 120 million copies since it was first launched on vinyl in 1983 and is the biggest—selling music compilation series in the world. and the beauty of it of course what you got all of the reason hits on

one album and it was an obvious purchase. unless you are me and you don't buy one. yeah. our entertainment correspondent colin patterson has been charting its history. now that's what i call music. 1983 and the compilation album changed for ever. no more dodgy versions of the latest hits. on now it was the real thing. nows came out at a rate of three a year, so 35 years later we are now at now 100 and this is the london base. how many are you? there are eight of us. steve prichard has been with now since now 20. mums and dads remember theirfirst now and maybe they want to get it for their kids. or the family in the car. now 44 was the biggest selling now album ever. released in november 1999, people bought it for their millennium parties.

robbie williams has made the most now appearances with 31, and now 48 became crucial for peter kay's carshare. it is still a big deal for today's stars to appear on. as a teenager i was not up—to—date with pop culture. and i love it now. there were a lot of things i didn't know about. but now was one that i did. when my manager said we would be on now i understood that and it was very exciting. most music fans seem to remember their first now album. this was mine, the originalfrom1983. i thought i would go out and about and hear people's memories. this was literally the first one we got on cassette. karma chameleon, can't argue with that. too shy...slightly dodge.

every christmas i get one. every birthday. who would give you it? grandma or my dad. had grandma ever heard of anyone? definitely not. my grandad liked the sugababes. cos i know how i feel about you now. it was usually the first disk that was the best disk. liam payne appears on now 100 and thinks the series was ahead of its time. that was the world's first playlist a little bit, which is now the theme of the industry for all of the platforms that you listen to music on. they have kicked that off, really. and now believe they will survive because, with so much choice, many consumers like the simplicity of it all being done for them. people always need a guide of what to listen to and now provides that. if you look at where it started, on vinyl, it went to tape, minidisc, vcd, the weird and wonderfulformats,

and it is still going 35 years later. the next goal is to make it to now 200 in the year 2053. now that's what i call a long way in the future. that caterpillar still freaks me out. speaking of which. .. we are talking about animals this morning. and john is in anglesey this morning. it is a moth, isn't it? yes, a garden tiger moth, charlie. talking about caterpillars, that's obviously what a moth turns into. the volunteers here at kemlin on the north anglesey coast have been collecting moths overnight. they use a pheromone to attract the male moths. not the nets obviously. and

they have all sorts of different species. incredible numbers that they find. all of these people are volunteers. this is part of a century by the north wales wildlife trust, here today part of the audit across the uk, run by chris packham, the guy in the yellowjacket, and what he and his team are doing is travelling across wildlife sites, measuring dater — it will be a huge science project to try to find out the level of certain species, certain species out and about in the natural world, to try to get an idea of exactly where we are at. that of course presents you with a baseline and enables them then, if they repeat the process in years to come, gather that immense amount of data to find out what's going on in the natural world and of course therefore how to protect it. we are here in kemlin primarily because it is one of the biggest tern colonies in the uk. we will tell you more about the bio blitz after the news,

travel and weather where you are watching breakfast this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. new figures show the number of stalking offences has risen by 63% in london over the past four years. last year there were over 1,000 offences recorded. the highest figure since a new law was introduced six years ago. david mooney from croydon has told the bbc how he was harassed for eight years by a customer he met once. he would do a lot of abuse on facebook, saying that i am a paedophile, iam a rapist. it is completely relentless. it wears you down. it makes you upset. i have contemplated suicide in the past because of this guy. a decision is due today on a legal challenge to close half of london's police stations, brought by a man

badly beaten in a burglary who says he only survived because officers reached him quickly from a nearby station. the mayors office says in the face of budget cuts and closures are the face of budget cuts and closures a re necessary to the face of budget cuts and closures are necessary to protect front—line policing. buckingham palace opens for the summer this weekend and the centrepiece will be a collection of art selected by prince charles to help mark his 70th birthday. the prince and patron exhibition will include never before seen sketches of princes william and harry. there will be around 100 pieces of work on display in total. and we have a special programme live from buckingham palace tonight at 6:30 ahead of its summer opening. let's have a look at the travel situation now. it the travel situation now. is all good on the tubes ti morning. turning to the railway. a problem with a set of points at strawberry hill could have a knock—on impact on south western services. best to check before you travel. turning to the roads. if we look at the camera there, on the m1 southbound traffic is passing via the hard shoulder only betweenjunction 9 and junction 8 due to an accident. there are long delays of up to 90

minutes. and there are closures on the a200 due to an accident. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. it is a rather warm start to the day. there will be some early sunshine around, particularly for northern areas, and the humidity levels will once more begin to rise. but, more importantly, today is the chance for some of us to see some wet weather in the form of thunderstorms spreading in from the south, there's a met office weather warning out for them. they could be heavy, thundery, they will be quite slow—moving. a lot of rain falling in a short space of down. with the ground so dry there will be a lot of surface water around possibly into this evening's rush hour. but the thunderstorms would be everywhere. many of us will stay dry all day. certainly it is a dry morning. some early brightness around but it will quickly cloud over. the showers, where with see them, heavy and thundery. more likely in western parts of the capital. not to rule them out, though, in the east. top temperatures of 24—25 celsius. but the humidity will be building. the showers are likely to rumble on where we see them, through the evening, again, becoming fairly isolated. fading away overnight to leave us with a dry start

to the day tomorrow. again, a warm one, 15—16 celsius will be the low. now, temperatures will rise over the weekend. the small chance of one or two showers on saturday. more sunshine, staying dry on sunday with 30 degrees. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: president trump invites putin to the white house for talks — the controversial move takes even his intelligence chief by surprise. we have some breaking news. the white house has announced on twitter that vladimir putin is coming to the white house in the fall. say that again? laughter. that's gonna be special. theresa may will call on the european union to "evolve" its position on brexit

as she rejects its plans for the irish border. we are not recycling 40% of the plastic bottles we use, so i am at this factory where they are literally making beds out of bottles to see what more consumers and businesses can do. wind and a threat of rain — more familiar conditions for the golfers, with the second round of the open golf now under way... and within the next hour, northern ireland's rory mcilroy, is back out, well placed, just three shots behind the leader. we will see rain across a good chunk of the uk, but will it rain with you? join me for the details. and we'll talk to sir david attenborough about his love of butterflies. donald trump has invited russia's leader vladimir putin to visit the united states in the autumn.

the american president's press secretary has tweeted that discussions for the trip are already under wayjust days after their helsinki summit sparked controversy. the bombshell announcement also came as a surprise to his security chief, as chris buckler reports. america's intelligence agencies have never wavered in their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald trump's own view has been a little harder to pin down. he said he misspoke when he appeared to back vladimir putin's denials over the word of his own intelligence chiefs. but it is clear that he still wants a relationship with russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia, is a positive, not a negative. but his recent actions have unnerved donald trump's political friends and foes in washington. the senate unanimously passed a motion opposing president putin's proposal for russia to question us

officials, after president trump seemed to briefly consider it. yet, despite all the fallout from that press summit in helsinki, the white house press secretary revealed on twitter that president trump has already asked his national security adviser to invite president putin to washington, and those discussions are ongoing. however, that came as something of a surprise to america's own director of national intelligence. that's gonna be special. laughter. questions remain about what donald trump and vladimir putin talked about in helsinki, particularly during their closed—door private meeting. and democrats say until they get clarity on that, there should be no further one—on—one sessions between the presidents, in washington or anywhere else. theresa may will call on the european union to "evolve"

its position on brexit when she makes a speech today about the irish border. during a visit to belfast, the prime minister will again stress that she could never accept a deal which treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. in a moment, we'll speak to our europe reporter gavin lee in brussels, but first let's get the latest from our political correspondent chris mason in westminster. it looks like heads are butting now over this issue of a hard border.m really does. you have the prime minister deciding that after the publication of this brexit blueprint of hers, the so—called white paper, she will go to northern ireland to sell it, conscious that the big sticking point in these brexit negotiations has been the irish border. how do you keep the border between northern ireland and the republic, the frontier between the uk and the eu after brexit, as open as it is now? the prime minister will say today that the eu needs to

evolve its view. it is a good word, evolve, or boccia in more plain english. —— budge. the technology needs to be in place to ensure that that border remains open and the eu solution would involve keeping northern ireland in a closer relationship with the eu than the rest of the uk. the prime minister says that is completely unpalatable to her and to any british prime minister and to the house of commons. so she is arguing that there needs to be an alternative proposal. as things stand, the eu, and we have this argument expressed yesterday by michel barnier, their chief negotiator, saying there has to be an all—weather solution to ensure there isn't a hard irish border. for now, the eu has made it clear what theirs is. and the british government doesn't like it. budge all evolve! two interesting

words. gavin lee is in brussels for us words. gavin lee is in brussels for us this morning. michel barnier hasjust michel barnier has just arrived? michel barnier hasjust arrived? we have just seen michel barnier hasjust arrived? we havejust seen him. hisjob is to brief the europe 27 ministers on the white paper that they will look at. they will not give a formal response, but they will give an initial indication today for the first time after silence of more than a week since theresa may put out the government's position on brexit. i asked mr barnier briefly how last night's meal with dominic raab, the new brexit secretary, went. he managed to sidestep that. he said it's going to be a good day today in brussels. we believe the two men met for a few hours. they had a meeting for an hour and then they had a getting to know you

dinner at the british ambassador's residence. according to eu sources, david davis, dominic rav‘s predecessor, spent four hours in face—to—face talks with michel barnier this year. the other talks we re barnier this year. the other talks were between civil servants. so already, as the two have said they we re already, as the two have said they were intensified talks, the two have matched each other in face to facetime. a "dangerous complacency" in the fight against hiv could lead to a worldwide resurgence of the disease, according to a new report. writing in the lancet medical journal, experts warn a lack of funding in recent years is hampering efforts to meet the united nations target of ending the pandemic by 2030. more than 37 million people worldwide are living with hiv or aids. the director of public prosecutions alison saunders has been criticised by a group of mps over failings in the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. that's according to a report out today from thejustice select committee. it comes after a number of rape and sexual assault cases collapsed

last year because vital evidence was not given to defence lawyers. ms saunders said the cps will consider the report's findings. at least 11 people have drowned and others are still missing after a tourist "duck boat" capsized on a lake in the us state of missouri. the amphibious boat, which is designed for both land and water use, got into trouble and sank in stormy weather — one eyewitness uploaded this footage to facebook. 30 people, including some children, were on board. local authorities confirmed 11 people had drowned and divers are searching for more victims. the number of recorded offences for stalking has trebled in england and wales in the past four years. that's according to new figures by the home office. last year there were more than 10,000 recorded offences, the highest figure since a new law on stalking was introduced in 2012. police say the rise shows they're doing a betterjob at reporting the crime but as ali fortescue reports, the rate of prosecutions has fallen to a four year low. well done!

you may not be able to see anna's scars, but being stalked has left a mark. the mum of fourfrom york left her ex—partner five years ago. but soon after, the cycle of abuse began. it wasn'tjust, you know, texts and things like that. there was so many other aspects he was coming in on. you'd feel absolutely weak, torn, and it mentally destroys you, that you think, i can't do this today. and anna, of course, isn't alone. the number of recorded stalking offences has trebled in england and wales in four years, from nearly 3,000 recorded offences to more than 10,000. that is the highest figure since a new stalking law was introduced in 2012. last summer, the police watchdog found that the forces up and down the country weren't doing enough to tackle stalking. but police say that the figures today show that they have upped their game, and that they're recording more crimes. i think there's still underreporting in relation to these crime types.

that's why we're absolutely committed to making sure that the police service response in relation to what are difficult crimes to investigate is as good as it can be, working with other agencies. but whilst the recorded crimes are going up, prosecution rates have fallen. the cps say this is amongst the most challenging offences that they deal with. hearing for 20 years, you know, that when murders are reviewed, the police would say, we'll learn these lessons and we'll make the right changes, but i'm not seeing that with the leadership. it's a crime that is being called murder in slow motion. charities want the police to take stalking more seriously. but, for now, anna's life and so many others like hers remain on pause. the youngest spitfire pilot to fly in the battle of britain during the second world war has died. squadron leader geoffrey wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the raf in august 1939, died at his home in cornwall on wednesday evening aged 96. he served with 92 squadron and his first missions included the "dogfights" above london

and the home counties, for which the battle became known. he recently appeared on the bbc documentary "raf at 100". never, ever fly straight and level for more than 20 seconds in a combat area, because it was always the 109, the german that you did not see, that shot you down. i always felt, rightly or wrongly, that if i could see my antagonist, i always felt that i had the ability to out fly him ina that i had the ability to out fly him in a spitfire. let's go back to one of our main stories. vital evidence being withheld from lawyers in criminal cases has been blamed on poor leadership at the crown prosecution service. disclosure of evidence means material that is collected by police during an investigation is made available to prosecutors

and then defence teams. last year, hundreds of people had charges against them dropped because of a failure to disclose evidence. the issue hit the headlines last december when 22—year—old liam allan had rape and sexual assault charges against him dropped when evidence was made available three days into the trial. joining us now is defence lawyer harrietjohnson. you have been involved in cases where this has happened. give us an understanding of the problems that lack of disclosure provides for a defence lawyer. the classic example is that the police have a duty to investigate any information that could suggest they suspect‘s innocence as well as guilt. that evidence has to be retained and reviewed to see if it could help the defence or whether it could harm the prosecution. that evidence is u nfortu nately prosecution. that evidence is unfortunately routinely not being given to defence lawyers, as in the case of liam allan. that information was only given three days into the

trial. so the key problem is that prosecution cases are getting a long way in before the evidence is being made available. how are they getting away with not giving the information? surely that is protocol. it is. the law is perfectly suited to this problem. there are protocols in place to ensure that this happens. what is problematic is that there is a culture within the police and the cps of seeing disclosure as an afterthought, of seeing it as something that can be done later. as administration? exactly. that is one of the findings of the commons report. the redress for the defence ultimately is to have it listed in court, but that in itself is a huge cost to the public. all court hearings cost money. i had a case recently where we were in court 11 times on disclosure issues. each of those hearings costs money and we are still waiting for a resolution. asa

are still waiting for a resolution. as a defence lawyer, have you been in situations where you are convinced there is more information that you don't have access to? yes. iam that you don't have access to? yes. i am sorry to say it happens not infrequently. the interesting thing about this report is that it is just the latest in a long line. we have had six reports in the last six yea rs, had six reports in the last six years, each more damning than the last when it comes to disclosure way it is conducted. it is no exaggeration to say this happens in the majority of cases that i defend in. and during a trial, through the court procedure, are you able, if you have a feeling that there is information being withheld, how does it work? are you able to raise that in court to then require that process to happen? we can raise it in court, but that can only happen when we have it listed in court, which is a huge expense. but it often result in delays, which is terrible for people awaiting trials. it is terrible for the victims of crime, because it results in more

trials being adjourned for and months. so victims lose confidence in the justice process, months. so victims lose confidence in thejustice process, defendants lose confidence the process and it seems the public is now losing confidence as well. if you are defending someone and they say i know this evidence exists, or this material, they say i know this evidence exists, orthis material, orthis history of the person accusing me of this crime exists, what can you do? in the case i acted in injanuary, a high—profile case, the police had not looked at his phone and there was key evidence on there that could exonerate him. we were able to get an orderfor the exonerate him. we were able to get an order for the telephone to be given to his solicitors. we commissioned our own report, having to wa ke commissioned our own report, having to wake foran commissioned our own report, having to wake for an expert to be instructed, we were able to download the contents of the telephone and when we gave them to the prosecution, that stopped the trial.

how much does that cost? expert reports vary. you had to go and commission the information yourself, how much are we talking about? crown court costs are thousands of pounds a day when you factor in the people who work there and running the court. now there are fewer people and you have a smaller number of court hearing a larger number of cases which result in delays and a false economy of cuts to the cps and the police over the last few years. i understand every case is different. but at the heart of this is disclosure, is it ineptitude, is it in difference? it can't be deliberate. where is the logic in it being deliberate? the first thing to say is within the police and the cps

there are very good police officers and very good lawyers, but everybody is currently doing about three times as much work as they should be doing with half the training they need. they are doing a difficultjob with a complete lack of personnel resources and funding. that makes it very difficult. but the key finding of this report, which echoes the findings of the reporters that came out last year, is that a cultural problem within the cps which means that disclosure is seen as an afterthought, something to follow up later on, not something to be considered from the outset, which is what the law requires. thank you very much. the cps has responded to the select committee findings and says it will evaluate the measures taken and agree further commitments to ensure that there is continuous improvement. it is 18 minutes past eight. matt is at the london wetland centre. we are hearing there is a

bit of rain coming today. yes, there is and i bet many gardeners will look forward to that. we are here to talk about the big butterfly count which is being launched by butterfly conservation. they want you to spend 15 minutes out in your garden to count the number of butterflies. these are dos nasa satellite images one from spring into may. lovely green land across the uk. compare that with this one from this week where the ground is looking much drier and browner and that is visible from space as well. that drying out is causing plants to whether and as the plant without the food for butterflies will start to diminish

and that will have a big impact on butterfly numbers, as we saw in 1976. david attenborough will have more on that in the next hour. but there is not as much sunshine around today. we have more cloud, and some rain. it has been wet in scotland and northern ireland so far today, but that rain is easing off in the north and the west. it means north—west england and parts of wales are set to turn wetter and wetter. the rain will turn a bit more showery as we go through the morning and into the afternoon, but the further south and east you are, are the further south and east you are, a re lot the further south and east you are, are lot of dry weather around, although there will be more cloud and it will not be quite as hot as yesterday. it is feeling quite nggy. yesterday. it is feeling quite muggy. that will set off some isolated storms later. we cannot pinpoint where they will be and there will be torrential downpours.

i risk of minorflooding. greater chance of seeing rain in the south—west of england and wales. in scotla nd south—west of england and wales. in scotland and northern ireland the heaviest of the rain has gone. it will brighten up, even though it is fresher than yesterday. the winds are like today, so where you see the storms they will linger for a while and they could worsen into the evening rush—hour in some parts of the south and east. an ongoing risk of minorflooding. the south and east. an ongoing risk of minor flooding. they will diminish overnight and most of us will become dry. a bit of cloud in place further north and we will not see temperatures drop away very much. into the teens for many. at the weekend it is the start of the summer holidays for more schools as we finish today, so at the weekend wa nted we finish today, so at the weekend wanted to be dry if you are out and about and saturday by large it will be. a few showers, in southern

counties of england, but more miss than hit. temperatures will be up a bit on today's values. into the low 20s foremost and the high 20s in the south—east. on sunday may be the north—west of england sees some cloud later, but most of us will be dry on sunday and look at those temperatures. the heat is building yet again. we could be back above the 30 degrees mark in the south and east of england. it may bring out the butterflies, but for some of you it may be too hot and humid. if anything, that he will last into the start of next week and could get hotter still on monday, tuesday and wednesday. i love your red—hot poker is lost my red—hot poker oh, yes. i love your red—hot poker is lost my red-hot poker oh, yes. that is the latin term for them. i might be right, i might be wrong. either way

they are beautiful. now we are going to anglesey and john maguire. good morning. yes, matt is spot—on and we are in anglesey and there is the power station behind us. the bbc weather app said some drops of rain and it has been raining consistently all morning. we are talking about a bio blitz. chris packham and the tea m bio blitz. chris packham and the team are travelling across the uk and doing an audit of wildlife species. today we have got volu nteers species. today we have got volunteers here from the north wales wildlife trust and they have been gathering moss overnight. this is a moth trap. how does it work? we set it up overnight and we wake up early in the morning and the moths come in and they are attracted to the light

and they are attracted to the light and we collect them and put them into sample jars. you have got a stick with a net on it. what is that all about? this is a way of catching moths. in this capsule there is a pheromone replicating the female species and there is a coastal species and there is a coastal species called the thrift clear when that lays its eggs and the males are attracted to the pheromone. u nfortu nately attracted to the pheromone. unfortunately today it is a bit wet and we have not been very successful. this is a huge moth. this is a hawk moth. it is one of ourlarger this is a hawk moth. it is one of our larger species. don't let him fly out. and you caught him overnight. and this is a garden tiger. underneath he is quite orange. a very pretty moth.

fascinating. sir david attenborough might have butterflies, but we have got some moths. there are far more species of moths in the uk than there are butterflies. let's go and interrupt chris. good morning. how are you? fairly wet. we are having a conversation about birds and cars, a curious combination on a rainy morning. tell us the idea behind this. it is an audit of the uk's countryside, measuring the health of the countryside. we know many parts of it are in a parlous state and we wa nted of it are in a parlous state and we wanted to make that tangible, put some statistics that conservationists have in their minds into reality. there are great places where they are being extremely well—managed, but out in the wider landscape there are all sorts of

problems. intensive farming is one, urban development is another. we need food and houses to live in, but we have learned how to do those things without damaging the environment and we need to put those things we have learned into practice. are we getting better at this? are things getting better or worse? what is your feeling? the key thing is we have met so many great conservationists, people with good ideas who are putting them into practice. we are able to restore, repairand practice. we are able to restore, repair and re—introduce and fix many of these problems. i do not think we can be pessimistic when we hear about these catastrophic declines. hedgehogs, 97% decline since the 19505. tu rtledoves, another decline since the 19505. yet we know how to look after them. i have bumped into those people. we have to do it and

not wait for other people to fix the problem and we have to come together and do it ourselves. good luck with the rest of the tour of the uk. these volunteers are the kind of people chris is talking about. people who are making a real difference to try to conserve our natural environment which means so much to so many people. well done for braving the rain, john. chris packham there, and people who have made a big impact on the environment and sir david attenborough is one of those. a national treasure, a very important voice on all things in the environment. we will be chatting to him ina environment. we will be chatting to him in a few minutes' timeline particularly about butterflies. we have got quite a bit of rain in today's forecast.

it will break up a bit to give some showery outbreaks, but it will become drier in scotland and northern ireland. staying cloudy, however. towards the east midlands and eastern and southern parts of england, there will be some warm sunshine. but in that warm sunshine and humidity, we will have the chance of heavy and thundery showers breaking out in the afternoon, going into the evening. they will be hit and miss, but there could be significant rain for some of us as we go through tonight. elsewhere, that band of rain across northern and western parts of england and wales will break up as we go into the start of the weekend. for most of us, the weekend is dry with warm, if not hot sunny spells. this is business live from bbc news

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